Furano Now: Saturday 17th January 2026
- Jan 17
- 2 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Furano region of Hokkaido
New snowfall at base 2cm
Snowfall at base this season 396cm
Posted on Saturday 17th January 2026 This is an archived report. The latest Furano Now report can be found here.
Good morning skiers & boarders,
A glorious blue sky day in Furano! It's just beautiful out there.
A dusting of snow overnight. Only a light wind. Nice and cold, so snow is good. It's awesome out there.
No storms forecast for the foreseeable future, so enjoy the sunny day.
Lift note: Weekend hours apply for night skiing, so you can slide up to 7:30 PM tonight.
Think snow.
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Furano Zone: All lifts open.
Lift A: 8:30--3:30
Lift B: 9:00--3:30
Lift C: 8:30--7:30
Lift D: 8:40--3:30
Lift E: 9:30-3:30
Snow Escalator:9-12:30 & 1:30-3:30
Kitanomine Zone:
Lift F: 8:30--7:30
Lift G: 8:45--3:30
Lift H: 9:00--3:30
Lift K (Gondola): 9:00--3:30
Kitanomine snow escalator: 9-12, 1-3:30
Furano Now2025-2026 season |
Data as of Saturday 17th January 2026 Total snowfall at base 396cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 41 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 30cm (6th December) November 2025 snowfall 45cm reported on 5 days December 2025 snowfall 234cm reported on 22 days January 2026 snowfall 117cm reported on 14 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Furano. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.